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Re:EU ruling: tracking-based advertising [...] across Europe... by johannes1234321 on Thursday May 15, 2025 @03:46AM (#43992754)
> It doesn't have to be this way. "Context sensitive" advertising is more privacy respecting, easier to implement and monitor and can be more cost effective.

This is what launched Google's money printing machine: Showing ads matching the current intent (current search) thus solving a current problem.

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Re:EU ruling: tracking-based advertising [...] across Europe... by jonplackett on Thursday May 15, 2025 @04:13AM (#43992902)
I actually dislike this sort of advertising even more. Because it pretends to be the solution to your current problem when often it’s not.

At least out-of-context ads can be more easily ignored.

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